Parameter Area

This area is located in the lower right portion of the main window. It holds the Parameter fields for each axis. This area is updated only in Read-back Mode. Refer to the following sections for details on the parameter fields:

To the right of each of the Parameter field labels are the values for the parameter fields for each axis. You can change these values using the keyboard as described in Changing Data from the Keyboard. Changes are sent to the RMC only when a Set Parameters Command is issued. There are several ways to send this command:

Select a field in the axis you want initialized and press ALT+P.
Select a field in the axis you want initialized and from the Command menu, click P-Set Parameters.
Select the COMMAND field in the axis you want initialized, type P, and then press ENTER.

Note: The color of the Parameter values is significant. If all parameters for an axis are displayed in WHITE, then no parameters have been changed since the last time they were sent to the RMC, otherwise they are displayed in RED. This is done to remind the user to send a Set Parameters Command after updating a parameter. After this command is issued to an axis, the parameters for that axis will be displayed in WHITE.

Note: When in Read-back Mode, you will notice that RED parameters will be replaced with WHITE parameters as the current values are read from the RMC. This is done to indicate that the values displayed match those used by the RMC.

For details on saving and loading parameters, see Changing Between Board Files.